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The Eric Carle Museum
of Picture Book Art
  • 125 West Bay Road
  • Amherst, MA 01002
Hours
  • Tues. – Fri. 10am – 4pm
  • Saturday 10am – 5pm
  • Sunday 12pm – 5pm

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Copyright © 1969 and 1987 by Eric Carle Butterfly from The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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  • On view now until August 26: The Art of Eric Carle: Seasons Eric Carle, Illustration for <i>Draw Me a Star</i>, Philomel Books. Collection of Eric and Barbara Carle. © 1992 Eric Carle. Expand
    On view now until August 26: The Art of Eric Carle: Seasons
  • On view now until October 7: Paddington Comes to America R. W. Alley, Illustration for <i>Paddington at the Circus</i>, HarperCollins, 2000. Courtesy of the artist. © R. W. Alley 2018. Expand
    On view now until October 7: Paddington Comes to America
  • On view now until May 13: Eighty Years of Caldecott Books Marcia Brown, Illustration for <i>Once a Mouse</i>, Simon & Schuster. Collection of Marcia Brown Papers, M. E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University at Albany Libraries. © 1961 Marcia Brown. Expand
    On view now until May 13: Eighty Years of Caldecott Books
  • Opening May 26: A Marriage of Artistry: Leo and Diane Dillon Leo and Diane Dillon, Illustration for <i>Jazz on a Saturday Night,</i> The Blue Sky Press. Collection of Diane Dillon. © 2007 Leo and Diane Dillon. Expand
    Opening May 26: A Marriage of Artistry: Leo and Diane Dillon

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April 27
Behind-the-Scenes Collection Tour more
April 28
The 8th Annual Barbara Elleman Research Library (BERL) Lecture with Anita Silvey (1 PDP) more
May 6
International Children’s and Young Adult Literature, with Restless Books more
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